To replace the rear wheel drive shaft inner joint and boot, first torque off the wheel drive shaft and the outer CV joint and boot as well. Caution should be exercised to avoid cutting through the inboard or outboard boot because in doing so may wear off the sealing surface and cause premature wear on the constant velocity joint. After using the right tools, rid of and dispose of the outer boot clamp and the inner boot clamp on the CV joint. Even if in margins of the boot are broken, or if there are foreign factors in the CV-joint then the wheel drive shaft should be replaced as a whole, since the internal CV-joint is being maintained. Strip off the CV joint boot from the CV joint and the wheel drive shaft then degrease the boot and shaft's lubricant. For the assembly, the CV joint boot and clamp should be fitted to the wheel drive shaft and CV joint housing to ensure the boot is seated into the groove of the wheel drive shaft. Closing the clamp using the J 35910 - pliers, breaker bar, torque wrench, or ratchet until the gap is each the 1.8 mm (0.07 in) with X88 and 2.6 mm (0.10 in) with Z88/W49/WDA. Apply half of the lubricant in the CV joint boot and the rest in the CV joint then apply the CV joint boot and clamp on the CV joint housing. For the ear type boot clamp, make use of the J 35910 - pliers , breaker bar and a torque or ratchet wrench to close the clamp such that the gap is 1.9 mm (0.07 in) for vehicles with X88 such that the boot clamp is made to close well. For earless type clamps , go straight to closing the boot clamp, using the CH 48894- pliers. Rotate the CV joint in a circular direction to spread the lubricant inside the housing and wipe of any residual lubricant from the outside of the CV joint. Lastly, establish the outer CV part and cover as well as the wheel drive shaft.